15 Most Undeserving Inductions into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Andre Dawson did not dominate his era and fell short of meeting Hall of Fame standards. Mark Elias/AP Photo

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The Baseball Hall of Fame has supported many undeserving inductions. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), Veterans Committee and now-defunct Old Timers Committee all share the blame.

Electors have overlooked significant stats and shown biases through the generations. In other instances, they advocated individuals based on team success or rewarded them for gradually compiling their career numbers.

It's generally an effective system, but the following Hall of Famers should not be immortalized in Cooperstown, NY.

14. Andre Dawson (1976-1996)

Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesAndre Dawson

Induction: 2010, BBWAA.

This outfielder is guilty of compiling to gain admittance.

Andre Dawson was already fading from the limelight when he achieved power-number milestones: 500 doubles, 400 home runs and 1500 runs batted in. Voters also liked that he stuck around for two full decades and participated in 2627 games.

In truth, "The Hawk" spent much of his career in hitter-friendly ballparks. Poor plate discipline limited his offensive worth and his fielding ability was always overrated.

10. Jim Bottomley (1922-1937)

Jim Bottomley. OOTP Developments

Induction: 1974, Veteran's Committee.

Jim Bottomley's MLB career was a story of two decades—the 1920s and 1930s.

He started off as a productive middle-of-the-order presence. A teammate of the aforementioned Jesse Haines, this slugger facilitated St. Louis Cardinals rallies with extra-base hits (borderline Hall of Fame credentials).

However, he emerged from the stock market crash a lesser player. Bottomley averaged only nine home runs per season from 1930-1937, further hurting his teams as an incompetent first baseman.